Qin Feng felt that they might be enthusiastic because he was the prince-consort, but he immediately thought that they should have touched his bottom, and he felt like he was being taken seriously and treated as a real opponent. Sense of achievement.

Looking at the seats in the meeting hall, apart from the three of them, there were still eleven chairs that were not occupied.

When he thought about it carefully, in addition to the Seventh Department of the Three Houses, there was also the Minister of the Interior, also known as the General Manager. He was not exactly eleven. Obviously, the chiefs of the Three Houses and the Seventh Department would be present, and the Minister of the Interior showed up to preside over the meeting. , this battle is quite big.

Those adults have not arrived yet, but the treatment of the four imperial merchants is not bad. Tea and snacks have been served for a long time. Shen Hai is a talkative person. When he asked Qin Feng about Hongyu Tower, it was the green girl who gossiped. girl.

Qin Feng's heart moved and he joked: "Miss Lu Wu has been redeemed and left Hongyu Tower. As for where to go, the girl from Hongyu Tower will naturally have to be a good person before she leaves. After all, I don't treat the girls in Hongyu Tower well." Difference."

When Shen Hai heard this, his face was a bit disappointed. He had met Lu Wu in Hongyu Tower and had called her to serve him, but only to enjoy tea and wine and listen to her playing and dancing. He originally wanted to redeem her life. Enter the house and become a concubine.

Unexpectedly, he had been away at the port for more than half a month, and when he came back to Sui City, he heard that she was no longer in Hongyu Tower, which was a regret for nothing.

Qin Feng did not mention Zuo Pingdao for Shen Hai's benefit, so as not to cause trouble. Since ancient times, beauties have always been a disaster. One was the top leader of Dali Temple at the time, and the other was an imperial merchant who had been inherited for generations. If there was a quarrel over a girl from Hongyulou... …

Qin Feng felt that as the owner of Hongyu Tower, he would not be able to escape the discussion. It would be better to do less than to do more.

The regret in Shen Hai's heart was another expression. When the time came, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the current general manager, Prince Rui, finally arrived!

Rui Wang Xiao Ting is 50% or 60% similar in appearance to Emperor Yuan, but he is more elegant and his face is much whiter. He is holding a jade fan. He is really a middle-aged romantic, leading the chiefs of the three courtyards and seven divisions to walk grandly. Come in!

For a moment, the four royal merchants and their entourage who were still sitting and talking immediately stood up to greet their parents.

When they looked at the people who came in again, everyone was shocked. The Crown Prince Xiao Lingzhao was actually among them, standing next to Prince Rui.

Comparing the two uncles and nephews, they are actually about the same age. They look like brothers. The main reason is that King Rui takes good care of himself, while Xiao Lingzhao takes after his mother in appearance, so his appearance is not outstanding. When they stand next to each other, they look like they are separated by a generation. Instead, they look like each other. brother.

Qin Feng still saw the prince from a distance on the wedding day, but judging from the reactions of the three people around him, the prince's arrival was unexpected.

After a group of people saluted, the new-faced Qin Feng attracted the most attention. King Rui looked him up and down, and then said happily: "Let's just say, how can Princess Jinhua beg her father so easily? Such a man is worthy."

"Prince Rui, thank you." Qin Feng said quickly: "I am really ashamed."

"I am Ling Yao's uncle, and you are my nephew-in-law. Please call me uncle." Xiao Ting saw that Qin Feng behaved politely. Although it was his first time to enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was neither humble nor overbearing. How much did he treat him? new considerations.

"Thank you, uncle." Qin Feng was not polite and simply called him uncle.

Xiao Lingzhao was watching from the side, and with a thought in his heart, he gave Qin Feng a hand while he was saluting, and said with a smile: "Since you called me uncle, you might as well call me brother."

When had the prince ever been so kind to others? King Rui was moved in his heart and shook his fan without saying a word.

If he didn't know that the queen and the prince had hidden spies in the princess mansion, Qin Feng might still think that the prince was amiable.

It's a pity that what happened before is clear, and this person clearly has no dealings with Xiao Lingyao. In this case, why is he so polite to Xiao Lingyao's consort? As the old saying goes, a weasel greeting a rooster in the New Year is not a good intention.

Qin Feng was wary in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He respectfully called "Brother Emperor" and the smile on his face was very sincere.

Only Feng Bao could tell that the young master was acting out again...

As soon as the emperor's uncle and emperor's brother came out, the faces of the three hereditary emperor merchants didn't have any big expressions, but their hearts were filled with emotions.

This third-rank official who was personally consecrated by the Holy Lord has too much weight. If he really wants to compete with them, even Prince Rui will have to consider the relationship between the Holy Lord and the princess. Now that the prince has come to support him, it will be really fatal.

Today I don’t know which one of the three families will give up some of their business to the Prince Consort, or will all three families have to bleed?

Everyone had their own thoughts. Prince Rui gave an order and asked the heads of the three divisions and six courtyards to take their seats. Because the prince suddenly came, a chair was temporarily added next to Prince Rui. Although the prince was the crown prince, Prince Rui was

Elders, it makes sense that the two of them should be equals.

The heads of the three courtyards and the seven departments were all present, each holding a booklet. When the three imperial merchants saw the booklets, they all sat down in fear.

The main thing today is to discuss business. King Rui started the meeting, and the royal merchants each explained the changes or difficulties in the business at hand. The one they mentioned the most was that the business at sea was not going well.

East Vietnam has three major ports, which are the main transportation hubs for import and export trade. Each of these three major ports is responsible for one port.

Merchant ships go in and out of the sea, but the recent prevalence of piracy has caused constant distress to passing ships. Another strong wind on the sea caused one ship to be robbed, and another merchant ship containing a large amount of porcelain and silk to sink.

King Rui's expression was not good-looking. Listening carefully, he found that these ships were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the goods on them belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Now that something happened at sea, although it was not the responsibility of the three imperial merchants, it was from their ports. How could there be no chaos?

King Rui took a long breath and sighed: "If the Chang Governor..."

Just after he got his head started, he did not continue to talk. Qin Feng's hand stopped. The person Rui Wang was talking about must be Governor Chang. If that person was still there, there would be no room for pirates to run rampant. Governor Chang would definitely let those soldiers go.

Thieves have nowhere to hide.

King Rui mentioned the past criminal ministers, but fortunately he stopped in time, but his face became more and more ugly. The total losses before and after were added up, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs lost hundreds of thousands of silver taels. Can you not feel sad?

Looking at the three royal merchants who were like eggplants beaten by frost, King Rui put away the fan in his hand and said: "This matter involves pirates, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can handle it alone. We will discuss it after I report it to Your Majesty. In addition, the emperor's nephew is now

He is already an imperial merchant, but has never done business with the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Qin Feng knew that the topic was coming. Although he was fully prepared, his heart was still tense. He heard King Rui continue to say: "I wonder what my nephew-in-law thinks?"

The three royal merchants breathed a sigh of relief. If you ask them, they would be hard-pressed to tell. Could it be that, come on, we will give you some of our business and take the initiative to share the profits?
Chapter completed!